Hi.. I'm 2 days post op. Came home yesterday & I'm Having low back pain. I think it's from sleeping on my back. I'm normally a side sleeper. Are we allowed to sleep on our sides this early out? (My concern is the pressure on my new stomach). I should have asked dr but during discharge I got distracted & forgot.

Also on another note.. Everytime I take a sip of Water or take a spoonful of broth/jello I get uncomfortable feeling right after (gas/burp/pain) does this go away & when? I feel hungry but can't really eat.

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You can but you will put too much pressure on your incisions and it's going to hurt like crazy. I did not sleep on the side until day 9... I'm 11 days out.

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Use a pillow under your belly. I used a body pillow. (Still do)

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I turned onto my side when I woke up from surgery and haven't looked back. It was far more painful to be on my back than on my side.

I slept on my side from post-op day 1. It's been a week. No problems at all. I figure if back-sleeping was required or even preferred, my doc would have mentioned it.

I had to just deal with my pain and I have back issues, I wasn't able to sleep on my side until week 4

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Hi.. I'm 2 days post op. Came home yesterday & I'm Having low back pain. I think it's from sleeping on my back. I'm normally a side sleeper. Are we allowed to sleep on our sides this early out? (My concern is the pressure on my new stomach). I should have asked dr but during discharge I got distracted & forgot.

Also on another note.. Everytime I take a sip of Water or take a spoonful of broth/jello I get uncomfortable feeling right after (gas/burp/pain) does this go away & when? I feel hungry but can't really eat.

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I had my surgery on 6/21...no sleeping instructions at all. I slept sort of on my side the 2 nights I was in the hospital and have slept on my stomach since I got home. No issues at all.

I had exactly the same experience with the pain every time I sipped or swallowed, it finally resolved yesterday (post-op day 8). I feel SO much better, hang in there!

I had my sleeve yesterday and laying on my back is not fun. Asked my doctor today and she told me I could if that's more comfortable, but to just prop my self up with a pillow in front.

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I have been sleeping/laying on my side since I got out of surgery and nobody told me I couldn't. Nurses even gave me extra pillows to put behind me to give some support. I have had back surgery so laying on my back is just not comfortable for me.

I haven't had WLS yet but I did have my gallbladder out laproscopically last year. I was told that I could sleep any way I wanted, as long as it didn't hurt. Pain was the key. If a position hurt I was told to avoid it since that was my bodies way of saying that was a bad idea.